...told me when great-great grammie Loretta passed away. That was a sad day, yes it was. I cried. You can ask my poppa about how I cried for 2 weeks straight. Oh, how I cried. Maybe I’m getting’ way, way ahead of my-self. My name Loretta, too, and ain’t nobody tellin’ me my name is nothin else. That is not who I is! Anyway, I live on some plantation in northern Carolina and these parts ain’t kind to ya either. I work muh butt off to keep it from that mean, nasty, leather strip. I mean, I work hard- I don’t quit either. My poppa was born into slavery and his great-great grandpappy was a hick straight from the sticks. He mad at the white folks- but also his ancestors fer not fightin’ back. We do a lot of ‘hardships’ to remain happy, or so my granny used to say when I was a young’un. My life as a slave was not one u might expect. Now, if you readin’ this, I’m most likely off living somewhere in the north. Now, that is the adventure of my life I don’t regret it one bit. Here’s how the story of a lifetime unfolds… It all started when a strange knock appeared on our door. Naturally, I ran to a small hole just big enough for me that my father had dug and covered the top with a blanket. I did this for protection against bad people. But it wasn’t anybody! So, I waited and waited. Plantation owners were known to play tricks on us. But what had happened was so much more. My friend Husha from church called my name. I perked my head up- to make sure that it wasn’t a trick. When I was reassured...
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...interpersonal skills in relation to each interaction When communicating in a health and social care setting, the way we communicate can vary depending on the individual needs of the service user, colleague and visitors. The ways in which we communicate will need to be adapted on not just the individual needs, but also on the surrounding setting, whether this being a Maternity ward, Dentist, Youth Centre and Care home. The way we communicate may also vary dependent on how many people we are communicating with, which could be an individual which will require a much more specific way and a group which will need a much broader range if ways to communicate following the idea of “one size to fit all”. One-to-one An example of a one to one interaction was when I was at my placement, communicating with a young person who was new to the youth centre. Due to the loud noise surrounding us in the main room I gave them a brief tour around the centre and finishing off in the TV room which was quieter and only had 2 other young people in it. I did this due to the need to be able to clearly talk and listen once finishing the talk if they had any questions without any background noise causing a barrier or other distractions. To achieve this I took them on the tour and deliberately ended in the quieter room without putting any pressure on the young person causing them to shy away or become distracted by any other background noise. Due to the young person being new they had to fill in a consent form...
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...Kenneth Blanchard & Spenser Johnson – THE ONE MINUTE MANAGER Read a Story That Will Change Your Life! The One Minute Manager is an easily read story which quickly shows you three very practical management techniques. As the story unfolds, you will discover several studies in medicine and the behavioral sciences which help you to understand why these apparently simple methods work so well with so many people. By the book’s end you will also know how to apply them to your own situation. The book is brief, the language is simple, and best of all ... it works! That’s why The One Minute Manager has become America’s national sensation, featured in People magazine, and on The Today Show, The Merv Griffin Show, and other network television programs. 1 Kenneth Blanchard & Spenser Johnson – THE ONE MINUTE MANAGER Books by Kenneth H. Blanchard, Ph.D. MANAGEMENT OF (with Paul Hersey). ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR: UTILIZING HUMAN RESOURCES ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE THROUGH EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP (with Robert H. Guest and Paul Hersey). THE FAMILY GAME: A SITUATIONAL APPROACH TO EFFECTIVE PARENTING (with Paul Hersey). PUTTING THE ONE MINUTE MANAGER TO WORK (with Robert Lorber, Ph.D.). Books by Spencer Johnson, M.D. THE ONE MINUTE FATHER THE ONE MINUTE MOTHER THE PRECIOUS PRESENT: THE GIFT THAT MAKES A PERSON HAPPY FOREVER THE VALUETALE SERIES: THE VALUE OF BELIEVING IN YOURSELF, The Story of Louts Pasteur THE VALUE OF PATIENCE, The Story of the Wright...
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... I was a runner in high school. I ran various events, however, my primary race was the 800-meter. There were two of us in my high school who were pretty good at this particular race. During my senior year I was coming back from an injury and was very excited to begin the season after training throughout the fall and winter. I remember very vividly my first race of the year. My teammate and I were both scheduled to run the 800. Prior to the race, I went over to my teammate and said, “here we go! Lets get first and second!” For some reason in my mind, I was thinking that he would be first and I would be second. We started the race and I immediately got right behind him. I trailed him the entire way. From the beginning of the race to the end of the race, I followed him. We ended up being #1 and #2 that day and I was #2. I think back to that race today, all of the training, all of the effort and in the midst of that race, I didn’t give it my all. The gun fired and I was in the midst of the race, I didn’t have victory on my mind, I was willing to take 2nd. I was willing to run the perfect race until I got close to the finish line. Have you ever started well and come up short? Stepped out in pursuit of God’s best, but didn’t complete it. Have you ever settled for less or given half of your heart? This morning, I want to take a look at following Jesus wholeheartedly. In my walk and relationship with Jesus, there have been instances where I started...
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...2016 we celebrated my Pastors’ 5th Anniversary/Birthday at a local park. While I help set-up things, this young man caught my attention. As I sat there observing the young adolescent male, I decided that he would use be the person I use to complete my observation on. This male is of African American decent and is approximately 15-16 years old. This young man caught my attention because he was so polite and helpful in assisting a few of our elderly members from their cars and/or church van. I watched him interact and played basketball with an older male that he resembled a great deal, so I am assuming that the older male is his father. The young man started to socialize with and eventually joined the youth from my church as they played a few games. This young man had obviously started puberty, the physical transition to adulthood. He had a shadow of facial hair, his voice was deep and his shoulders were wide and muscular. But his feet and arms still appeared slightly out of proportion which made me think he had not reached his expected adult height. This observation is what led to my guess in his age to be approximately 15-16 years old. I made an educated guess on the fact that his facial hair and wide shoulders indicate that he is in later stages of puberty but his out of proportion feet and arms led me to think he was younger than 17-18 which is the normal age to have reached your adult stature. He was also much taller and bigger then all of the girls in his same age range and...
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...201-Section # B06 Observation: I walked into River Crossing Mall to observe the youth of today. As I entered the mall, my first thought was that watching young people surely could not generate an entire four-page report. You see, I have never taken an interest in watching people that I did not have any direct contact with. I took the escalator down to the first level and I ordered some Chinese food and a diet coke. I found an empty table and proceeded to let the observation begin. Much to my surprise, I began to pay close attention to a group of very young white kids at a table about three rows up from where I was sitting. The first thing I noticed about them is that they each had body piercings and tattoos covered most of their arms. I wondered how they would feel about the dramatic body art they were advertising in about twenty years from now. Next, I saw two young white boys sporting blonde spiked Mohawk hairstyles standing around just outside a video game store. They appeared to be staring very intently at something on the back of one of the games that they each had purchased. This only lasted as long as it took for them to notice three young black girls, who could not have been more then thirteen or fourteen at the most, as they walked by. These girls wore the most revealing and tight little shorts I think I have ever seen on anyone before. When the girls saw that the boys were looking at them, surprisingly, they seemed to get offended. I wondered why since they were showing...
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...Cons of being a young adult manager In the Retail Industry Presented To: Mr. Perry Barton Principle of Management MGMT 1100 By: Hillary D. Wooden Date: October 8, 2012 In the retail industry there are many different managers with different personalities. When you think of managers in the retail industry, you picture an older adult that has worked with the company for 20-30 years. Companies now have seen that having older adults is more of a liability than an asset. Having older adults as managers can have some pros but sometimes there are cons. After talking to different managers within my company, I have came to the conclusion that many companies are looking into hiring younger adults to fill their manager positions and younger workers to fill associates positions. After doing my research and talking to different managers within my company I have come up with different pros and cons of being a young adult manager in the retail industry. Pros of being a young adult manager in the retail industry are having good planning, leading, human, and technical skills. Cons of being a young adult manager in the retail industry are being less organized, less controlling, non-conceptual, and sometimes lacking motivation to manage skills. In the following paper I will be discussing in more detail the reasons for these pros and cons. One of the first pros of being a young adult manager...
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...Forms Ideas Concepts Images- Beautiful women, Concepts-of beaity will still be around Tintern abbey Comparison bw when he was young and now that is old He lost some things but also gained some things he is getting older and wiser Past to present to future Young and thoufghtkless youth when y9u are young you can enjoy nature withought thibnkibg abo9ut it too much Presence that disturbs me.. thoughts that transcend , a sense, sublime 110- when I am in nature I am closer to the essence that makes me human and when I come face to face with that understanding I am reminded of what really matters . from material things Speaks to young reader 114- If I didn’t think this way I would be lost You can live life depressed or hopeful Follow what I say in the poem Being around young ppl remind him of what he was like when he was young As you age you quickly forget what its like to be young You try to unlearn or forget what you were at that age that is why he likes to be with young people He wants to be able to hold on to what he was and remember what it is like because he relizes he is getting old 125- ppl are not born with happy moods, youre energy comes from nature if you fail to recognize that you suffer decay otherwise known as bad moods, unenthusiastic 132- All of life is either a tuned piano9 or an unturned piano He’s a realist and wants young to know bad stuff is coming. Don’t forget..he keeps saying this romanticist There are certain things you don’t want...
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...i’ve ever learned. When i was younger i’ve always been treated like i was a good person and that i could do no wrong. When people came up to me i smiled and they smiled back; and i expected this to stay that way because i was and still am not a disobedient child. This is how i learned that people aren't what they always seem to be. “ I got fired everyone, Mr young fired me!” “Wait what,” I thought. “He got fired.” i thought to myself again when i saw everyone looking disappointed and depressed and i knew exactly what had happen. “It was because of me” i whispered under my breath. On my face was a smile but in my stomach was a huge brick. I knew that...
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...Long ago, there was a great war between two races. The two races were from different kingdoms. The races were Woodlin elves, and Humans. The two kingdoms were still feuding, something happened. The Woodlin Elves lived in a small kingdom called Solstice; there the elves did not go to the queen and king but to the second wealthiest family in town, the lord and lady. In this house lived Lady Alexandria and Lord Edwin and their thirteen-year-old daughter Marie. Now the Humans lived in a kingdom not too far across the land, named Jule. They too did not go to the king, or queen or the young prince; they went to the lord and lady’s house as well. Lord Mordecai and lady Lucy and their young son Elijah that wasn’t too much older than young Marie in the elven family....
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...On November 7, my family and I were invited to attend a Quinceanera. The Quinceanera is a ceremonial rite of passage in which a young Hispanic girl is celebrating the ritual of symbolically marking the stage of life when she transitions from a young girl to a women. The Quinceanera I attended is celebrated with a religious mass at a catholic church and a party to follow at a venue. My family and I make way to a catholic church where everyone will be gathering for the Quinceanera to begin. I took part in a mass called Misa de accoin de gracias, or to give thanks for a completed childhood. I see the girl make her appearance by entering the church in procession with her parents, then followed by her grandparents. I look as she is seated at the foot of the church altar in an elaborate blue formal dress. I take notice that around her is seated her damas (maid of honors) and her chambelanes (escorts). I asked the people around me who they were and they explained to me that these are relatives or friends that are closest to her. Before the mass had started, I over hear the people talking about how the, the church service is the most beautiful part of the whole night. I take notice that everyone attending the mass mostly is Hispanic. I realize that the priest must of noticed the younger people, so he used Spanglish and sometimes English....
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...“Wise Old Woman” By Yoshiko Uchida Characters: * Young lord (of village) * Grandmother * Young villager * Lord Higa * Wise Old Men Setting: * The setting is In the Mountain and in the Village in the western hill of Japan Conflict: * Elders being exiled to the mountains to die at the age of 71 * Mother of young villager needs to make a decision about his mother * Lord Higa threatens the village * Many long years ago, there was a cruel ruler who thought old peoples should be banished and should not be lived. So he make a low that is anyone who is over seventy-one must be banished from the village and left in the mountain. The ruler was strict and gives harsh punishment anyone who disobeys him so no one disobeyed him. Except for one. The young man didn't let his mother die in the mountain. He kept his mom secretly. But unfortunately, another ruler went to their village to conquer. Another ruler was also cruel so before he conquers them, he gave villagers three hard tasks. So the villagers thought each other to find the answer but they couldn't. Finally, the young farmer asked to his old mother. Every time he asks, his mother gave him a right answer. So because of the young farmer's old and wise mother, the villagers could be existed and not be conquered from others. In the end, the evil ruler of the village realizes the need for older people and noticed older people are wise and have more experiments then any others. Finally...
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...A young man went to seek an important position at a large printing company. He passed the initial interview and was going to meet the director for the final interview. The director saw his resume, it was excellent. And asked, ' - Have you received a scholarship for school?' The boy replied, " No '. -' It was your father who paid for your studies? ' -' Yes.'- He replied. -' Where does your father work? ' -' My father is a Blacksmith' The Director asked the young to show him his hands. The young man showed a pair of hands soft and perfect. -' Have you ever helped your parents at their job? ' -' Never, my parents always wanted me to study and read more books. Besides, he can do the job better than me. The director said: -' I have got a request: When you go home today, go and wash the hands of your father and then come see me tomorrow morning.' The young felt his chance to get the job was high. When he returned to his house he asked his father if he would allow him to wash their hands. His father felt strange, happy, but with mixed feelings and showed their hands to his son. The young washed his hands, little by little. It was the first time that he noticed his father's hands were wrinkled and they had so many scars. Some bruises were so painful that his skin shuddered when he touched them. This was the first time that the young man recognized what it meant for this pair of hands to work every day to be able to pay for his study. The bruises on the hands were the...
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...Considering the seeds of discouragement when assessing young people. Introduction In order to consider and analyse the seeds of discouragement when assessing young people, this essay will examine and discuss a number of factors that relate to the discouragement felt by young people which can leave them with unmet needs. The first objective of this essay is to describe what can lead to “climates of futility” by examining negative expectations and professional pessimism. The essay will then go on to explain how the response from professionals to problem behaviour can become a contributing factor to a child’s sense of futility, through discussing positive and negative theories of behaviour. The second objective of this essay is to examine the concept of “learned irresponsibility” and to understand how youth cultures are able to contribute to such learned helplessness and rebellion through things like social exclusion and street gangs. Next, nearing the end of this essay I will offer my opinion as to how the child and youth care worker should approach the young person differently during the assessment as to avoid the young person becoming discouraged during the transaction. Before the conclusion I shall offer my self reflection as well as sharing the impact that this topic of “the seeds of discouragement” has had on me. Climates of Futility The climates of futility refers to those environments which may cause young people to experience feelings of deficiencies and that...
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...Spur Posse Intro to Sociology Christina Freye 11/17/14 Spur Posse This subject is very prevalent in many societies today, back in the day your sexual life was very precious to young people. But society has changed so much over the years, people think that this is ok it’s a normal way of life. I believe that a lot of the pressure on young people are due to TV shows, parents, internet, and magazines. Now today everybody openly talks about what happens in the bedroom. The Spur Posse is very detrimental to young girls especially if they were kind of forced into sex with these young men. In young lives today there are a lot of peer pressure all around, peer pressure is influence that a group, observers or individual exerts that encourages others to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors to conform to group norms. I feel like this issue is a main reason why this is going on in society today. This is not setting a good example for younger kids, most kids look up to their older sibling when they see them doing it they think it’s alright. When you are on in a team sport that plays a big role in your decision making. A lot of young people struggle with making the right decisions. When you hear of someone else doing something you tend to want to do it to, even though it may be the wrong thing to do. In any groups there is a lot of influences and curve your decision making and may lead to deviant behavior. These groups learn different attitudes and behaviors concerning deviance...
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